Nick here with another edition of Back to Basics , a series that breaks down EDH's most played cards across different categories
Learn from the Past | Art by Chase Stone The Advantages of Being on the Play The advantages of going first are often quite large, resulting in a much higher than 50/50 chance to win the game, if all other factors are equal
Light Up The Stage first appeared in Ravnica: Allegiance way back in 2019, while Kraum's, Ludevic's Opus first appeared in the Commander 2016 set
As the ability got stronger, it let you go up in cards, the mana cost change from 1GU to 3GU
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Some cards will allow you to tap to loot (draw then discard), others rummage (discard then draw), and there are plenty of options out there that allow you to pay mana, tap, and draw a card, too